On July 23, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a bill prohibiting LGBTQ+ “panic” legal defenses in Michigan. The law, which will go into effect later this year, will end the practice of judges or ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill this week that bans the use of what is sometimes called the “gay panic” defense in cases of crimes, particularly violent offenses, against LGBTQ people.

A study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law from 2021 found that the “gay panic defense” law has been used in court cases in approximately one-half of states across the U.S. The ...

Michigan joins 19 other states in banning gay and trans panic defense, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation this week. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

In her statement,. Whitmer said HB 4718 "makes Michigan the 20th state to outlaw the 'gay or transgender panic defense' in a court of law. This defense uses the discovery of a person's actual or ...

Michigan became the 20th state to ban gay and trans panic defense in criminal cases after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation this week to specify that an individual's sexual orientation or ...

Michigan State will soon have a new law that invalidates homophobic 'gay' panic as a legal defense in a court of law. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bill on Wednesday and further elaborated ...

Michigan is the latest state to ban the “gay and trans panic” criminal defense, making it unlawful to use “the discovery of a person’s actual or perceived gender identity, gender ...

Gay and transgender “panic” defenses are no longer viable in Michigan courtrooms under legislation signed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan is the 20th state to outlaw such ...

Gay and transgender “panic” defenses are no longer viable in Michigan courtrooms under legislation signed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan is the 20th state to outlaw such ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a law on Tuesday outlawing gay and trans "panic" defenses in court, making it the 20th state in the country to do so.